Swirling wine in a tall glass, a smug smile at the corner of lips, Hui Guozhi was celebrating the downfall of Zhao Suyin from the comfort of his luxurious office.
Soon, Suyin will be forced to resign from her position, while he'd make sure to get that precious piece of land without any hindrance.
For the past few days, she was mercilessly bashed by the media and netizens for taking advantage of her position to handle personal issues, demanding resignation and legal action. While Hui Guozhi escaped unscathed and Qi industries gained support as Hui Chouming volunteered to help the poor widows with a donation of ten million Yuan.
Every piece falls perfectly!
Preposterous!
Least he knew that tables were about to turn!
To answer Hui Guozhi's video, Long Tao prepared two videos, all to be released at an interval of an hour.
The first one belonged to the compound of the place where the Martyr widows' lives. That night Suyin had sent her other intern to install cameras near the damaged water supply pumps, electricity transformer, and around the compound to record their activities.
She was sure; Hui Guozhi's first step would be to prove the claims made in the Weibo post false. And in order to that, he'd get everything fixed up and claim the photographs were morphed.
At first, people were confused seeing the video. They couldn't understand who the people making repairs were and why. Wasn't the damage claim stated in the post turned out to be false when investigated by the media and authorities? Then who are these people replacing the damaged machinery?
Shockingly, the new machinery doesn't look new but equally old but in a workable condition to avoid any suspicion.
That was the first seed of doubt planted.
At the end of the video was a message- [Next evidence at 10:15:00 a.m.]
The video became an instant hit, reaching over masses within minutes….. Questioning the case once again as discussions begin.
Anticipation builds up about the next proof as everyone kept looking at the clock.
At this moment Hui Guozhi received a call from Hui Chouming. "Mingming? How come you woke up early?" He answered.
"Dad, bad news! There's a video posted not less than thirty minutes before showing your men making repairs at Martyr widow's property. Everything is crystal clear that the claims made in the original post were real and someone got the machinery replaced." Her anxious voice sounded as she looked at the paused video on her tab.
Hui Guozhi bolted up from the couch, the wine glass dropped from his hand, "What? How did she get the video? My men always made sure to not let anyone record their activities, that's why no one got proof against us. How did she do that?"
"I don't know. Zhao Suyin, this bitch is full of tricks! Just get it fixed before she releases the next evidence and the damage is irrecoverable."
Hui Guozhi picked the remote control to check the current news, "What next evidence?"
Her voice came through gritted teeth, "Don't know what else she has prepared. There's a message at the end of the video stating the time of the next proof. Dad, get it fixed."
Hui Guozhi naturally knew why his daughter was so tensed up. If anything happens, Qi Wren won't think twice before pushing everything on him. In that case, it will affect his daughter's reputation too.
He could feel his entire body stiffened, "I'll handle it. Don't worry."
However, Hui Guozhi tried various means to take the video down, but it was beyond his capability.
To handle it, he asked his men to spread a rumor that the repairs were made by Suyin to frame Hui Guozhi and Qi Industries and depict it as something different.
Even the widows supported Suyin to make it full proof!
The plan was to use the video against Suyin.
Though there were loopholes in his story, that would be fixed later as the people only see what's on the surface.
Contrary to his belief, many accepted the excuse, but a majority waited for the minute hand to tik three.
At this time, both father–daughter used all their contacts to stop the next evidence from spreading and get it delete as soon as it appears but no one could provide any help. Apparently, someone was controlling it from behind the curtains.
Hail Daiyu!
At the correct time, Long Tao released another video.
It was the recording of the construction site where Hui Guozhi's men accepted they were hired to trouble the widows and force them to vacate the society coz their boss wanted it. The video stopped where they almost blurted out their boss' name, 'HUI'.
Long Tao tactfully stopped the video right at that word to let people guess who the real mastermind was. It was no rocket science, though!
They are not naming anyone, just dropping hints!
Hui Guozhi was already pacing in his office back and forth, his gaze would stop at the clock after every round. Thinking about the uncertainty, he had popped two blood pressure pills already.
At 10:15 he checked what was the other evidence Suyin had prepared….
At the end of the video, he clutched his chest and puked a mouthful of blood, dropping to the floor to his knees. It was such a big shock; his poor heart couldn't hold the pressure.
His own men! His own men took his name in a drunken state!
And they were the same men in the video released earlier. This time they were sitting at a construction site of Qi Industries.
Even if he tried to say that Suyin asked them to take his name, she chucked out that chance by leaking their phone records of being in continuous touch with Hui Guozhi's secretary and their six months bank details where they were receiving a chunk of money every month.
Disaster!
Six months back Suyin was working in an International Organisation abroad! Clueless about the case!
This was beyond his expectations. The proofs he gave were nothing in front of Suyin's. Whereas he tried to bring Suyin's past to escape the situation, she concentrated solely on the actual case.
His secretary knocked on the door multiple times, but none answered. Worried, he turned the knob and saw Hui Guozhi slumped on the ground with blood-stained mouth.
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*CRASH*
Hui Chouming smashed her tab on the wall when she saw the second video. "Just die you bitch. How dare you?"
With the second video, everything was crystal clear. In one clean sweep, Suyin threw the curveball at Qi Industries and Hui Guozhi. Getting out of it unscathed was almost impossible.
Someone has to be sacrificed!
Apart from Hui Pvt ltd, Qi Industries was also caught on a tight spot as they opted to remain mute and portrayed themselves as victims. Even if they chose to sacrifice Hui Guozhi, how will they explain why they remained silent? What about her pity facade, she pulled in front of the media?
And most important, her husband Qi Wren, he's most ruthless when it comes to 'his' and the company's reputation. She felt her entire body tremble, her beautiful face crumbled into an ugly scowl, her eyes dimmed.
Earlier she had taken out the marriage and divorce papers from Qi Wren's safe and passed it to her father to let him frame Suyin. While the photographs were taken years back and were in her possession all this while, even though Qi Wren once ordered her to destroy them.
Yet, she held them secretly.
Just when she was about to call her father, she received the call from the person she doesn't want to talk at the moment.
Qi Wren!
"W-Wren…." Her voice came timid.
Wrapping up his business tour two days in advance, Qi Wren's plane had landed in the city an hour before. On his way back home, while checking the development of the ongoing case, he saw the videos updated on behalf of the Ministry of Women and child affairs.
"You've done enough. I'm on my way,"